Why the heck does it matter? Why the inquisition into this guys personal life? How is that any of your business?
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Camping Out for the iPhone 4: The Line Starts Here
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Why the heck does it matter? Why the inquisition into this guys personal life? How is that any of your business?
Camping out requires a certain level of autonomy. At that level of autonomy, you can certainly hold a job.
If he didn't want people discussing his disability he had the choice of keeping quiet about it. He chose to post about being disabled, now he gets to live with the comments.
Since you can't read, the problem I have is that he is living of my tax dollars Because he us so disable yet he can camp on the sidewalk in the summer heat for a week. Your dad is not living ofthe government and my tax dollars, this douchebag is.
He played the disability card, what did he expect, that people would pity him ? Someone too "disabled to work" yet able to withstand 7 days of camping in a hot city ?
Yeah, we're being big meanies questioning his story and not taking any comments at face value. It's called "Think Critically".
Totally agree. He used the D-word and said he could not work in order to get sympathy for what he was doing, then admitted it was a lie just to try to protect himself from any negative words. I'm not saying he doesn't have medical issues, but rather that he acted like a scumbag by throwing around false information to purposely deceive people.
If anyone is in the Dallas area, please stop by McDonalds and pick him up a handful of Egg McMuffin's and let me know (send me a photo of him eating his McMuffins) and I'll pay for it.
Yes, the official Apple Stud McMuffin cares about strange people like this guy who is spending his first vacation in ten years, in a really weird and poor way.
Egg McMuffin's what?
I corrected my post after you quoted it. My point was that you appeared to be inserting your opinion, based on a fact that you perceived by simply reading the man's statement that he is disabled and not working. I apologize for the ill worded response. My point still stands, which is, that you and other posters are assuming he is just sitting on his a$$ doing nothing while he collects money from the tax payers. You have no idea what this man does in his life. He simply stated that, at the moment, he is not working and not a student. That doesn't mean that he hasn't worked in the past.
In fact he stated that he has his own business. What you and others are saying, or at least what it sounds like you are saying, is that because he is disabled he should either have a job or be sitting at home in a wheelchair doing nothing. Sometimes there is more to a story then what you see posted on the Internet.
Wow, bunch of trolls on here that like to make themselves look better by putting down a complete stranger they've never met.
You don't know his financial situation, stop assuming
You know almost nothing about the guy except the very little he has decided to share. Until you've walked in his shoes, you're opinion means nothing. And nobody respects you for coming on here and sharing it and belittling a perfect stranger.
I've gone down twice now to talk to the guy. He's very nice and very accommodating. That's so much more than I can say for most of the people here in this thread.
Go worry about how YOU are gonna live YOUR life and do something more productive than being a total ### on an internet forum.
Justin, please don't waste your time w/ the jerks in this thread. Come back to the original thread.
You don't know his financial situation, stop assuming
You know almost nothing about the guy except the very little he has decided to share. Until you've walked in his shoes, you're opinion means nothing. And nobody respects you for coming on here and sharing it and belittling a perfect stranger.
I've gone down twice now to talk to the guy. He's very nice and very accommodating. That's so much more than I can say for most of the people here in this thread.
Go worry about how YOU are gonna live YOUR life and do something more productive than being a total ### on an internet forum.
Justin, please don't waste your time w/ the jerks in this thread. Come back to the original thread.
he didn't post it, the disabled fact was brought up when a MR member went to see him and asked how he was able to do the week there, sounds like he just gave a honest answer, though I expect he didn't know he was going to get all this publicity when it all started
seriously though, some of you guys sound butthurt about this whole thing
hey
Dude...its not personal anymore...its over 20 pages...and it doesn't matter
just don't want the guy to have one standing in line...someone already threaten to cut in front of him..
Dude...its not personal anymore...its over 20 pages...and it doesn't matter
just don't want the guy to have one standing in line...someone already threaten to cut in front of him..
The poor bloke apparently said:
"I haven't had a trip or vacation in past 10 years so I figured I make it a full week camping trip."
But to make things even worse... some sick individuals here are full of crap, instead of showing some compassion for his medical / financial condition.
What about giving him the time of his life? What about a free vacation for this unfortunate guy? Hello Big Apple?
Go Justin Go (it is your life after all, so let them suck on their tiny bits for a while).
"I haven't had a trip or vacation in past 10 years so I figured I make it a full week camping trip."
But to make things even worse... some sick individuals here are full of crap, instead of showing some compassion for his medical / financial condition.
What about giving him the time of his life? What about a free vacation for this unfortunate guy? Hello Big Apple?
Go Justin Go (it is your life after all, so let them suck on their tiny bits for a while).
he didn't post it, the disabled fact was brought up when a MR member went to see him and asked how he was able to do the week there, sounds like he just gave a honest answer, though I expect he didn't know he was going to get all this publicity when it all started
seriously though, some of you guys sound butthurt about this whole thing
Lol, you all gave in!
That's an assumption on your part. You have no idea if he collects disability or makes a living via his business.
Show me PROOF that he is collecting tax dollars and doing nothing. SHOW ME PROOF OR SHUT UP. The burden of proof is on YOU to prove what you are saying is true.
I WORK and I would have a hard time coming up with the monthly fees for a new phone! - JUST SAYING
Who
cares...I just want to see how many pages we can get too...on the 25th
the guy will be history...well until Apple makes their iPhone 5 commercial, starring the tent guy..."There is an App for that..."
cares...I just want to see how many pages we can get too...on the 25th
the guy will be history...well until Apple makes their iPhone 5 commercial, starring the tent guy..."There is an App for that..."
Yes, but after a week of urban heat in Dallas, he won't be able to do that anymore. Or to enjoy his iPhone, for that matter. The only career path for him will be growing vegetables. Which is, in a way exactly what he's doing now.
Just because a stupid title - the first man in line for an iPhone 4 in Dallas (and anywhere else).
Since he admitted that he had a condition, I assume he opened the floodgates for questions like that.
Something fishy is going on here. Somebody is lying.
1. The guy admitted that he's having a condition which makes him unable to work.
2. He started camping a week ahead of a product release in the heat.
3. Upon outrage, the guy claimed that he's got a business.
4. I assume the business is taking care of itself while this businessman is sun-drying himself.
5. However he makes his living, he has an iPhone with data plan and he's able to get a new iPhone 4 with either extending his current one or taking out a new contract.
Something is not right.
wow, this guy is dedicated. i admire him for it and empathize with him, although I can't imagine what he has to go through with that disability. I was originally going to camp out around 3am, but i called my apple store and they said my name was on the list for a reserved iPhone 4 and that they would hold it for me until the store closes on the 24th, so I'm going in around 5:30pm after work. wish i had a week to do this tho, that would be sweet!!! think about all the cool stories he can tell to his friends now
I am 22, employed full time in the summer and work 27+ hours a week during school while being a full time college student and I can come up with the money for my phone, school, and living expenses just fine. Just saying...
Actually, that's not a fact. A poster who registered the account jwagonner is now stating he owns his own business. However, how is business ownership not working ? He's too disabled to work, yet he works at his own business... Contradictory... If that is indeed him and that he indeed owns a business, then why claim he's too disabled to work in the first place if it's not true ?
Of course, there's the whole question about anyone being able to register accounts with any name they want as long as it's available and the credibility of said account named jwagonner...
Wait until you actually own a home instead of renting a room.
(Saying that, I pay for my cellphone + Data plan just fine while also being in the process of buying a bigger home for my family)
I agree; he mentioned it and it raised the natural questioning. However, I submit to you exhibit A of his cluelessness in these matters, and it's not atypical for him, which possibly may point to his difficulty acquiring employment.
Early upgrade? I have early upgraded before and it hasn't reset my contract.
The only thing that isn't right here is the lengths you are going through to try to belittle this guy, as if it somehow does you good to tear him apart. Your fascination with this much of another persons life is astounding. Thats whats not right.
I don't care about any of his diabilities.. and he can spent his free time as he wish to. But..
These "camping" actions perfectly fit into genial Apple marketing. It shows the true passion about their products and Apple surely welcome it. But there is a psychic bound in the view what is passion and what is madness / unbelievable / stupidity. Where is this bound? Is it 2 days, or 3? For me personally, this guy broke the barrier of believability.. waiting a week before is overkill. Now anybody, who would like to be camping for next big thing, should be considered as an idiot.. but not passionated customer. The view is changed, common people (and potential customers) will recaal this "mad guy", when they spot a line in front of an Apple store.
And that's wrong.. that's my feeling.
(excuse my english, thx)
These "camping" actions perfectly fit into genial Apple marketing. It shows the true passion about their products and Apple surely welcome it. But there is a psychic bound in the view what is passion and what is madness / unbelievable / stupidity. Where is this bound? Is it 2 days, or 3? For me personally, this guy broke the barrier of believability.. waiting a week before is overkill. Now anybody, who would like to be camping for next big thing, should be considered as an idiot.. but not passionated customer. The view is changed, common people (and potential customers) will recaal this "mad guy", when they spot a line in front of an Apple store.
And that's wrong.. that's my feeling.
(excuse my english, thx)
You're making a lot of assumptions. There are plenty of ways he is supported that allows him to take this time away. Perhaps family, maybe he has an eBay business.
Either way, who cares? He's not harming you in any way so let the guy be. Stop being the big man on the internet who doesn't have to face any repercussions for his actions because it's all anonymous. Because honestly, the more you type, the smaller you look.
Explain to me why you really care so much? Do you get $20 for cracking the case or something? Or does it boost your ego?